4. MLS DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE LOWERS THE BOOM: Although the incident occurred five days ago, New York Red Bulls midfielder Juninho Pernambucano didn’t escape punishment from the MLS Disciplinary Committee for kicking the ball at Sporting KC’s Jimmy Nielsen. Watch the play here and find out how the league ruled.

6. HERC SAYS SANTOS BUILT TO WIN CCL TITLE: US international forward Herculez Gomez is the only player on the current Santos Laguna squad to have played in a FIFA Club World Cup, and he is eager to return to it this December in Morocco. He didn’t beat around the bush at the pregame press conference ahead of Wednesday’s first leg of the CONCACAF Champions League final against Monterrey (WATCH IT HERE).

11. DC STADIUM NEWS:The Washington Post cites the same government official responsible for the construction of the Washington Nationals' baseball stadium as saying that “he hopes to have the framework for a deal to build a new stadium for the team ‘inside of a year.’” Read the full story here.

15. HEAVYWEIGHTS COLLIDE IN UCL SEMIS: Today the only game anyone will be talking about in the soccer world is the heavyweight clash between Barcelona and newly crowned German champions Bayern Munich in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League semifinals (2:30 pm ET, Fox Soccer and Fox Deportes). Meanwhile, the rich get richer: Bayern formally announced their acquisition of Borussia Dortmund star Mario Götze.